The U.S. men earned 36 of the 53 medals, including nine gold medals, 13 silver medals and 14 bronze medals. Victor Copeland (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Eddie B Cycling) and Keith Macbeth (Santa Cruz, Calif./MRBerkeley-White Oak) led the way as each earned a pair of gold medals. Copeland struck gold in the men’s 70-74 sprint and time trial while adding silver medals in his age group’s points and scratch races. Leo Menestrina (San Jose, Calif./Suffolk-SunPower Racing) also won four medals, earning a gold in the men’s 70-74 individual pursuit, two silvers – in the sprint and time trial – and a bronze in the scratch race. Michael Williams (Metairie, La.) won three medals, including a gold in the men’s 70-74 scratch race while placing second in the individual pursuit and third in the sprint. Patrick Gellineau (Brooklyn, N.Y./Somerset Wheelmen) finished second in the men’s 60-64 scratch race, third in the individual pursuit and third in the scratch race to collect three medals through the week. Mark Rodamaker (Los Altos, Calif./Performance Cycle Coaching) shined in the men’s 65-69 contests as he earned a silver medal in the sprint and bronze medals in the scratch race and time trial. Macbeth collected his two gold medals in the men’s 60-64 sprint and time trial. Jason Meidhof (Bethesda, Md./Clean Currents p/b Beyer Kia) won the men’s 35-39 points race and finished second in that age group’s individual pursuit to add two medals to the country’s tally. Jay Wolkoff (Altadena, Calif./Radsport Cycling Team) posted a pair of runner-up results, placing second in the men’s 55-59 sprint and scratch race. Brian Abers (Aloha, Ore./Bike Central) posted a pair of bronze-medal performances after he finished third in the men’s 45-49 sprint and time trial. Richard Voss (Littleton, Colo./Hammer Racing Team-TVG LTD.) also collected a pair of bronze medals after he placed third in the men’s 55-59 sprint and time trial. David Brinton (North Hollywood, Calif./Serious Cycling), Daniel Casper (Northfield, Minn./Revolution Cycle-Twin Six), James Tainter (Minneapolis, Minn./Erik’s Bike Club) and Timothy Mulrooney (Minneapolis, Minn./Synergy) teamed up to finish second in the men’s team pursuit. Casper added a gold medal to his haul after he won the men’s 45-49 individual pursuit. Tainter collected a silver medal after placing second to Casper while Brinton finished third in the men’s 45-49 individual pursuit to earn the bronze medal. Mark Sommers (Washington, D.C./Clean Currents p/b Beyer Kia) struck gold when he won the men’s 55-59 scratch race. Reid Schwartz (Chicago, Ill./University of Chicago) added a silver medal when he placed second in the men’s 65-69 time trial. Allen Vugrinicic (Palo Alto, Calif./Momentum Coaching Group) placed third in the men’s 40-44 time trial to ride away with the bronze medal. Wil Zegers (Weston, Fla./Team Alliance Environmental) also earned a bronze medal when he finished third in the men’s 50-54 time trial.

American women rode away from Manchester with 17 medals, including eight gold medals, four silver medals and five bronze medals. Tara Unverzagt (Torrance, Calif./South Bay Wheelmen) paced the women’s effort earning four gold medals and a silver medal. Unverzagt won the women’s 50-54 individual pursuit, points race, scratch race and time trial while placing second in the sprint to earn five medals through the week. Bonnie Woodbury (Escondido, Calif./Eddie B Cycling) earned three medals after placing second in the women’s 55-59 individual pursuit and third in the sprint and time trial. Cheryl Fuller-Muller (Cumming, Ga./Louis Garneau Factory Team p/b Fuji) landed on the podium three times after she won the women’s 40-44 scratch race, placed third in the individual pursuit and teamed up with Gea Johnson (Scottsdale, Ariz./FASTER Performance Center) to claim third place in the women’s team sprint. Johnson would also add gold medals in the women’s 45-49 sprint and time trial to her haul. Dana Walton (East Norriton, Pa./Team Alliance Environmental) collected a pair of medals after she won the women’s 40-44 sprint and finished second in the women’s 45-49 points race. Buffie Wuestewald (Sunnyvale, Calif./San Jose Bicycle Club) also earned a pair of medals after she earned the silver medal in the women’s 45-49 sprint and the bronze medal in the time trial.

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